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galahad · 08-12-06, 08:11 PM

There is a whole book about U297, apparently it was dived on just a couple years ago, the wreck off the coast of Scotland in 285 feet of water. This website gives a little bit of info about the expedition:
http://www.beyondmagazine.co.uk/wreck/u297.htm
Here is a pic of U297 in drydock in 1943:

Unfortunatly the U297 was not as lucky as me it seems, sunk by a Sunderland aircraft while snorkeling Dec. 6th 1944, losing all 50 hands. It was the first and only patrol for the boat, it was sunk so quickly that not even a distress call was sent out.

08-12-06, 08:11 PM	#9
galahad Seaman Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 33 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	There is a whole book about U297, apparently it was dived on just a couple years ago, the wreck off the coast of Scotland in 285 feet of water. This website gives a little bit of info about the expedition: http://www.beyondmagazine.co.uk/wreck/u297.htm Here is a pic of U297 in drydock in 1943: Unfortunatly the U297 was not as lucky as me it seems, sunk by a Sunderland aircraft while snorkeling Dec. 6th 1944, losing all 50 hands. It was the first and only patrol for the boat, it was sunk so quickly that not even a distress call was sent out.